Lysis of Escherichia coli cells induced by bacteriophage T4

Y S Tarahovsky; G R Ivanitsky; A A Khusainov

doi:10.1111/j.1574-6968.1994.tb07164.x

Lysis of Escherichia coli cells induced by bacteriophage T4

FEMS Microbiol Lett. 1994 Sep 15;122(1-2):195-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1994.tb07164.x.

Authors

Y S Tarahovsky¹, G R Ivanitsky, A A Khusainov

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Biophysics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Moscow region.

PMID: 7958773
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1994.tb07164.x

Abstract

Structural changes in the envelope of Escherichia coli cells accompanying their lysis from without by bacteriophage T4 have been studied. The hypothesis concerning the role of collapse of membrane potential and formation of periplasmic vesicles in the process of lysis from without has been advanced.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Bacteriolysis / physiology*
Bacteriophage T4 / physiology*
Cell Membrane / ultrastructure
Escherichia coli / ultrastructure*
Escherichia coli / virology